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For deeper learning, put pen to paper. Why handwriting still matters

Handwriting engages more areas of the brain than typing, which leads to deeper learning, better memory and stronger cognitive processing.
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NJ Just Passed A Law Requiring Students To Learn This Old-Fashioned Skill

New Jersey is bringing cursive back to schools. According to a new bill, all third, fourth, and fifth-grade students in the ...

I’m an NYC public school mom and I’m furious our kids can’t write in cursive — why we need to fix it now

This basic life skill was phased out in 2010 with the introduction of the controversial Common Core curriculum — and our ...
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People Who Still Write Everything Down By Hand Usually Have These 4 Increasingly Rare Traits

As time goes by, it seems like there is less and less of a need to write things down by hand. Letters are no longer necessary when you can easily text or email someone. Things you need to remember can ...
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Learn how to help Pelican Rapids preemies and other ways to Lend A Hand Up

Levi and Liam Bakken, Pelican Rapids, Minn., were born by an emergency C-section on Oct. 18, just shy of 26 weeks. Levi weighed just 1 lb 15 oz and has proven to be a little warrior who has faced ...
The New York Times

Chargers’ Justin Herbert suffers broken bone in left hand, hopes to play vs. Eagles

Justin Herbert was injured on the Chargers' opening TD drive. Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn Images INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a broken bone in his left ...
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ Movie Review: Netflix’s Bold Indie Drama That’s Worth Your Time

From Le Pacte and Executive Producer Sean Baker (Anora), Left-Handed Girl is the solo directorial debut from veteran producer Shih-Ching Tsou (Tangerine, The Florida Project). Acquired by Netflix ...
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Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and 10 Other A-Listers Are Left-Handed

It’s been observed throughout cultures that being left-handed is treated as some kind of defect. Children who had a naturally dominant left hand were forced to use the right one, simply because being ...
The Conversation

Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?

Anabela Malpique has received funding from The Ian Potter Foundation and currently receives funding from The Collier Charitable Foundation. Deborah Pino Pasternak has received funding from the ...
The New York Times

‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: An Electric Portrait of Taipei

The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...
Sports Illustrated

Aaron Rodgers, Grimacing in Pain, Leaves Steelers Game With Left Hand Injury

Aaron Rodgers left the Steelers’ Week 11 game against the Bengals on Sunday afternoon with a left hand injury. After attempting a throw into the end zone towards wide receiver DK Metcalf, Rodgers was ...
Popular Science

Why are most people right-handed?

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